Dietary Service Manager

Antonio Celester

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Framingham, Massachusetts 01702

USA

Home: 857-***-****

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Work Objective:

To be employed in a situation wherein I may utilize all of my skills and experiences and advance my knowledge in the areas of Customer Service.

Customer Service Experience

H&R Block Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts

2008 Seasonal-Present

Office Manager: for tax preparation and financial advisory in a tax office. Supervise up to 15 tax professionals and prepare, consult and advise on tax strategies and preparation.

Academy of African American Fathers Inc

Boston, Massachusetts

1998-present

Founder/ Program Administrator

Operate a training academy for fragile fathers and families that provide support, mentoring and training to fathers and their families in order to prepare them for competent parenting and care giving.

Youth on Fire

Homeless Teen Shelter, Cambridge Mass 2006-2007

Kitchen manager

Coordinated food supplies for in-house homeless youth program. Ordered picked-up, planned and prepared food products for program and prepared meals.

Culinary Experience

Gourmet Caterers Inc

Associate Chef

Boston, MA, USA

August 2005 - October 2008

Associate catering chef for the largest catering company in New England. Food production was high end clientele and government event operations. Experienced prepared meals for all occasions and been involved with events as large as 6500 and with well known companies including Microsoft, JFK Library, Boston City Hall, and City Year organizations.

Kindred Health Care

Dietary Service Director

Jamaica Plain, MA, USA

May 2002 - 7 2004

Managed and supervised dietary service operations at a skilled long term nursing center housing 150 residents. My duties included the supervision of all department operations and meal service as a department head, special functions and meal planning, food ordering and production, menu planning, monitoring meal quality, maintenance of food budget(PPD=3.20),and interacting with residence. I also participated in resident meetings and staff and management in service trainings. Participated in state and local surveys inspections.

Lahey Clinic

Cafe Closing Supervisor

Burlington, MA, USA

February 2001 - 6 2002

Supervised and managed dietary department with a cash operation. As closing supervisor my duties including cash oust, accounting and deposits, supervision of night staff and cafe operations, diet tray service and meal preparation .Supervision of chef meal preparation and sales.

Compass Group

Production Chef Manager

Boston, MA, USA

March 1997 - 10 2000

Managed and supervised department operation at a state managed mental health facility with a cash operation. My duties included supervision of 20 staff members and dinning operations. My responsibilities included daily menu planning and retail food sales in cash operations for the general public and all community based special events operations and planning.

Compass Group/Chartwell

Chef

Boston, MA, USA

January 1993 - 2 2000

Prepared meals at various locations for corporation contracted clientele, including special events and VIP functions. On call while in the capacity of other duties for Compass group.

Skills

Able to operate most kitchen equipment, computer trained, survey preparedness trained, able to cook in the absence of executive chef, with catering experiences. Food ordering systems trained and production with P&L. Marketing planner and development strategist.

Education

McKinley Vocational

Boston, Major: USA

Major: Culinary Arts

First Food Service training

Bunkerhill Community College

Boston, MA Major: USA

Major: Hotel and Restaurant Management

Devry University

Currently Enrolled in B.S. Degree Program 2011-2012

Expected date of completion 2014

Certifications

Serve Safe Manager certified

Member of National Certified Dietary Managers association

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